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BABY FEEDING

Find information about breastfeeding and bottle feeding, to ensure your baby grows up healthy and strong.

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Understanding The New Food Guidelines for ECE

The Ministry of Health recently released new guidelines on what food is allowed to be served at early learning service ...
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Baby Essentials For When You Are On The Go

For such small people, babies require a lot of gear! Find out what you need to take with you when ...
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variety solid food

5 Tips For Starting Solids

At around six months your baby will start showing a bit of interest in what you are eating and indicating ...
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baby food

How to Make Your Own Baby Food

If you are looking to do your bit in helping our world be a better place, making much of your ...
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baby weaning

When To Begin Weaning Your Baby

Your baby's inevitable weaning begins the day she takes her first mouthful of rice cereal. Sooner or later every breast-fed ...
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Shamed for sexual nature of breastfeeding

Shamed for sexual nature of breastfeeding

Read this woman's story about being shamed for trying to breastfeed her baby ...
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breastfeeding nutrition

Nutrition for breastfeeding mums

Breastfeeding is the best option for a healthy baby. Learn more on nutrition for breastfeeding mothers to ensure mother and ...
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milk and formula requirements

A guide to formula amounts

Only your baby will truly know how much milk they require, but by calculating what an average-sized baby might require ...
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choosing baby bottles

Choosing the right bottle for your baby

These days bottles come in different materials, shapes, designs, features, colours and sizes; with price tags that vary significantly. The ...
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feeding premature baby

Feeding Your Premature Baby

According to The Neonatal Trust, approximately 10% of babies in New Zealand are born premature, ie, born before 37 weeks ...
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pregnancy diet affect baby metabolism

Can your pregnancy diet affect the metabolism of your baby?

Metabolism. Do you know someone who can scoff a whole pie and still look skinnier afterwards? (Meanwhile some of us can sniff ...
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knowing when baby's had enough milk

Knowing when your baby has had enough milk

Whether you should follow guidelines based on average-sized babies or give your baby as much milk as they want, will depend ...
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too much breast milk

Too much milk

Most new mums worry they won't produce enough breast milk for their baby. However, a less feared but still quite ...
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supplementing with formula

Supplementing with formula

Sometimes, due to complications or unforeseen circumstances, breastfeeding alone isn't enough and you need to supplement with formula.  And sometimes ...
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Mixing baby formula

Mixing baby formula

If you are unable to breastfeed, or are using formula for any other reasons, it is vital that you have ...
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reflux

Feeding your baby with reflux

Reflux is when your baby's stomach contents rise back up into their oesophagus. Find out how to feed your baby ...
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Choking hazards for your baby

Understand the difference between choking and gagging Many babies gag as they learn to regulate the amount of milk or ...
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Expressing breast milk

Expressing breast milk is usually done when you need to provide some milk for your baby at a time when ...
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Understanding different formula types

Confused when you step foot in the formula section? We break down the different types of formula available so you ...
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Breastfeeding and contraception

Breastfeeding and contraception

Find out the most effective contraceptive options for while you are breastfeeding - what will work, what won't, and what ...
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Bottle feeding snack feeders

Bottle feeding snack feeders

Bottle feeding snack feeders - find information on how to encourage better feeding habits. Find everything for babies and kids ...
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Attachment and breastfeeding

Attachment and breastfeeding

Attachment and breastfeeding - successful breastfeeding attachment strategies for mums ...
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How much can I drink when breastfeeding?

How much can I drink when breastfeeding?

New mums are often unsure if they can drink alcohol while breastfeeding. Get more information on alcohol and breastfeeding from ...
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tired new mum

Speed Feeding and Not Sleeping – Four Month Sleep Regression

I am in the process of working through a breastfeeding and sleeping problem caused by my daughter ‘speed feeding’. She ...
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nutrition

Breastfeeding And Your Diet

Maintaining a healthy diet is always important, but even more so when you're breastfeeding, as your body needs to provide ...
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baby foods

Preparing, cooking and storing baby food

Making baby food for your baby is easy to do. Get baby advice about cooking, preparing and storing homemade baby ...
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Soy Formula

Soy Formula

Find out what you need to know about soy formula and what the World Health Organisation says about giving soy ...
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baby food

How to Wean: First Solid Foods

While it may be tempting to start with a flourish, the best way to tackle solids is slowly and methodically ...
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Dropping the night feed

Dropping the night feed

Phasing out the night feed to help your baby sleep longer at night. Tips to reduce night feeding. Find more ...
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Breastfeeding positions

Breastfeeding positions

Learning to breastfeed your baby successfully may mean that you need to learn different breastfeeding positions so you can find ...
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Breastfeeding and biting

Breastfeeding and biting

Breastfeeding babies often try experiementing with biting while breastfeeding. Get baby advice and breastfeeding tips to tackle breastfeeding and biting ...
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Is your baby getting enough breastmilk

It's often the most prominent worry for new parents, but finding out if your baby is well-nourished isn't as hard ...
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Breastfeeding and sore nipples

Breastfeeding and sore nipples

Breastfeeding: sore nipples. Sore, cracked, tender nipples are part of breastfeeding - it's sad, but true. There are steps you ...
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Breast milk supply

Breast milk supply

Breast milk supply find out the signs of knowing if your baby is getting enough milk as your body adjusts ...
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Breast care

Breast care

Breast care - find information on breast care for breastfeeding mums. If you are suffering from sore breasts during breastfeeding ...
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Storing and using expressed breast milk

Storing and using expressed breast milk

Find out what you need to know before storing or using your expressed breast milk ...
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Formulas

Formulas

Sometimes parents are unable to breastfeed, and it is necessary to supplement with infant formula. Find out the types formulas ...
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Night time feeding and sleeping tips

Night time feeding and sleeping tips

To encourage your baby into a pattern of night-time sleeping, try the following tips when he wakes for a feed ...
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Foods babies should avoid

Foods babies should avoid

Baby's first foods can cause allergic reactions. Find out what foods you should not feed your baby and find easy ...
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Top 10 weaning tips

The best tips for weaning. Weaning baby from breast or bottle. How to wean your baby onto solids. Best time ...
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Feeding time activity

Feeding time activity

Feeding time with your baby can be fun. You can make the most of this time with your baby with ...
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The Let Down

The Let Down

When you breastfeed your baby, your body releases hormones that draws your milk towards your milk stores behind your nipples ...
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